I want to thank you for the TV show called TopGear. I watched it a few weeks ago with nothing else on the tv and Im friggin hooked on it. Its hilarious, they dont seem scripted (unlike the American versions) and did I mention hilarious? So thank you Englishmen/women for this awesome show.
Both are great shows. Which load/series/whatever of topgear is on in the USA?
Automatically Appended Next Post: Fun fact about Red Dwarf. Season 1's corridor bits were filmed in regular BBC corridors. Just with the regular people removed.
Top Gear used to be a genuine magazine show about cars and had some good presenters who really knew their stuff. Clarkson became the star because of his outspoken nature ("like snapped knicker elastic" was one of his more infamous remarks).
The show then evolved around him and did away with most of the car reviews (unless they were loud and fast) in favour of the challenges which are kind of amusing but the chaotic "incidents" are obviously fixed.
I can't stand the celebrity interviews where Clarkson fawns over his guests like a little toady. This reached a nadir with the appearance of Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. Clarkson's tongue was so far up their arses, neither will ever need to buy toilet paper again.
Out of the three current presenters, the only one I respect is James May who shows a genuine knowledge of his subject. He does some great alternate shows including James May's Toy Stories which included rebuilding a 10 mile rail link with a Hornby train set and a life size Spitfire Airfix kit. The fellow is a genius.
Flashman wrote: He does some great alternate shows including James May's Toy Storys which including rebuilding a 10 mile rail link with a Hornby train set and a life size Spitfire Airfix kit. The fellow is a genius.
According to you. I'm not a man to criticise other peoples musical taste because i think it makes you look like an absolute next time you try and get round the swear filter like this your ass is outta here.
Are you one of the NME reading music nazi's who wears a beret and likes to saunter around trendy clubs parroting what you read in the music press and turning your nose up at whats on perfect strangers IPODs?
According to you. I'm not a man to criticise other peoples
But not me?
Are you one of the NME reading music nazi's who wears a beret and likes to saunter around trendy clubs parroting what you read in the music press and turning your nose up at whats on perfect strangers IPODs?
I'll pretend that this is directed at me. Yes. Every god damn day. It makes the lattee so much more trendy.
I hate people like you.
I'll fight you.
Do you own a hipster pod?
It's in a hipster yarn case thats got the same texture old mittens have.
mattyrm wrote:Shuma we etablished long ago that i hate you, and as a result that last comment was directed towards Fifty.
And you dont want to fight me, i have seen your picture and you clearly have a glass jaw.
Go ahead and break it i'll beat you senseless with a broken jaw. One of the two of us had his wisdom teeth removed without anesthetic, and I'm pretty sure it was me. I'm good with pain.
According to you. I'm not a man to criticise other peoples musical taste because i think it makes you look like an absolute next time you try and get round the swear filter like this your ass is outta here.
Are you one of the NME reading music nazi's who wears a beret and likes to saunter around trendy clubs parroting what you read in the music press and turning your nose up at whats on perfect strangers IPODs?
I hate people like you.
Do you own a hipster pod?
You are funny. You make Fifty laugh (at you).
[in the style of Rorshcach]Funny thread. You ask question. Fifty answer. Pithy reply. Inncocuous and mild retort. I don't like them, you do. Unwarranted aggresson. To be expected from you. Don't take so personal.
I love people like you. Make internet more interesting.
Its more of a car related show then a car show now. Like this skit.
I kinda hope the James May show has some 40k segment at some time. Hey, they are models!
Automatically Appended Next Post: Okay, just watched the first episode of the James May show. That was amazing! Models are now cool! (And they had the rhino apc )
Flashman wrote:I can't stand the celebrity interviews where Clarkson fawns over his guests like a little toady. This reached a nadir with the appearance of Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. Clarkson's tongue was so far up their arses, neither will ever need to buy toilet paper again.
I think they fixed it for Cruise to come top of the board, he didn't appear to be going around the track that fast. Why were they pandering to that cultist weirdo?
I used to like Top Gear, and thought Clarkson and Co. were very funny, however these days I can't really put up with clarkson, and only enjoy the bits with May and Hammond.
This is probably because my history teacher was a master at the boarding school that Clarkson went to, and apparently he was a complete donkey-cave.
[in the style of Rorshcach]Funny thread. You ask question. Fifty answer. Pithy reply. Inncocuous and mild retort. I don't like them, you do. Unwarranted aggresson. To be expected from you. Don't take so personal.
I love people like you. Make internet more interesting.
Do you own Gondor?[/in the style of Rorschach]
True Hilarity!
I'd love to go for a pint with you, i bet your the life and soul of the party.
Ahtman wrote:It saddens me that no one watched Luther. It was an interesting series and no I have no one to talk to about it.
I did... well I was able to catch a couple of episodes, but really liked them. Psycho woman was just toooo good, I actually would sit there wanting him to take her out
Ma55ter_fett wrote:And Red Dwarf, thank you all for Red Dwarf.
Also:
1. Mr. Bean
2. Dad's Army
3. Fawlty Towers
4. Monty Python
5. Blackadder
6. Shaun of the Dead
7. Hot Fuzz
8. Death at the Funeral
Fawlty Towers makes me crack up every time. Good call!
Oh I missed that list the first time somehow. Ill take out Mr. Bean though. That fella was only funny in your native countries. We Americans just uh.....dont like him
mattyrm wrote:Shuma we etablished long ago that i hate you, and as a result that last comment was directed towards Fifty.
And you dont want to fight me, i have seen your picture and you clearly have a glass jaw.
Girls its time to relax before a long involuntary holiday.
Besides we know its no contest. Shuma is in the USA. he has access to guns, knives, bombs, and rum. Matty only has haggis.
This means of course that Shuma has no chance. There's a reason no one's invaded Britain in a thousand years...
Just so you know, this is by far the funniest response I've seen so far on the forums. I laughed 'til my sides hurt. You, sir, have my undying comedic admiration.
I think we're all losing sight of what's important here - why aren't Clarkson et al. making a show about guns?
It could be called 'Top Guns'.
Just a working title.
Oh btw, who here saw the America special? It was gold, especially the part where they're driving around the deep-south with things like 'COUNTRY MUSIC SUCKS' and 'BUTT SEX' sprayed onto their vehicles with pink spray paint. New and exciting levels of awesome.
Albatross wrote:I think we're all losing sight of what's important here - why aren't Clarkson et al. making a show about guns?
It could be called 'Top Guns'.
Just a working title.
Oh btw, who here saw the America special? It was gold, especially the part where they're driving around the deep-south with things like 'COUNTRY MUSIC SUCKS' and 'BUTT SEX' sprayed onto their vehicles with pink spray paint. New and exciting levels of awesome.
Also "Hilary for President" and "Nascar Sucks" in Alabama..... "I'll get the boys!!" (them duke boys in trouble now)
Albatross wrote:I think we're all losing sight of what's important here - why aren't Clarkson et al. making a show about guns?
It could be called 'Top Guns'.
Just a working title.
Oh btw, who here saw the America special? It was gold, especially the part where they're driving around the deep-south with things like 'COUNTRY MUSIC SUCKS' and 'BUTT SEX' sprayed onto their vehicles with pink spray paint. New and exciting levels of awesome.
Yea I saw it. And it made me cry from laughter. When they started painting up their vehicles I knew they were getting themselves into more trouble then they thought. Seriously, there are places in this country that you cannot joke about But I laughed, harder then Ive laughed at a show in years, thats when I knew this one is going to get alot of tv time over here
Albatross wrote:I think we're all losing sight of what's important here - why aren't Clarkson et al. making a show about guns?
It could be called 'Top Guns'.
Just a working title.
Oh btw, who here saw the America special? It was gold, especially the part where they're driving around the deep-south with things like 'COUNTRY MUSIC SUCKS' and 'BUTT SEX' sprayed onto their vehicles with pink spray paint. New and exciting levels of awesome.
Yea I saw it. And it made me cry from laughter. When they started painting up their vehicles I knew they were getting themselves into more trouble then they thought. Seriously, there are places in this country that you cannot joke about But I laughed, harder then Ive laughed at a show in years, thats when I knew this one is going to get alot of tv time over here
Albatross wrote:I think we're all losing sight of what's important here - why aren't Clarkson et al. making a show about guns?
It could be called 'Top Guns'.
Just a working title.
Oh btw, who here saw the America special? It was gold, especially the part where they're driving around the deep-south with things like 'COUNTRY MUSIC SUCKS' and 'BUTT SEX' sprayed onto their vehicles with pink spray paint. New and exciting levels of awesome.
Yea I saw it. And it made me cry from laughter. When they started painting up their vehicles I knew they were getting themselves into more trouble then they thought. Seriously, there are places in this country that you cannot joke about But I laughed, harder then Ive laughed at a show in years, thats when I knew this one is going to get alot of tv time over here
The American Stig
Hes a little uhrm.......larger then we are used to
TopShot was ok. It seemed a bit......................fake to me at times. But I still watched it
Sacrilege! Blasphemer! Heretic!
Ok some of it was stupid. Did they really have a slingshot? But that last show with the two action events was epic. I couldn't have done that, not by a country mile.
Ma55ter_fett wrote:And Red Dwarf, thank you all for Red Dwarf.
Also:
1. Mr. Bean
2. Dad's Army
3. Fawlty Towers
4. Monty Python
5. Blackadder
6. Shaun of the Dead
7. Hot Fuzz
8. Death at the Funeral
Couldent agree more! also i still cant beleive they remade Death at a Funeral in America like what 3 years after was released?
Also i miss Dad's Army, great show!
Unfortunately that is the way Hollywood is, anytime an awesome show is made they have to do a remake of it. Honestly with the exception of the Matrix, I can't remember the last time Hollywood made a good movie that wasn't a remake or a
Ma55ter_fett wrote:And Red Dwarf, thank you all for Red Dwarf.
Also:
1. Mr. Bean
2. Dad's Army
3. Fawlty Towers
4. Monty Python
5. Blackadder
6. Shaun of the Dead
7. Hot Fuzz
8. Death at the Funeral
Couldent agree more! also i still cant beleive they remade Death at a Funeral in America like what 3 years after was released?
Also i miss Dad's Army, great show!
Unfortunately that is the way Hollywood is, anytime an awesome show is made they have to do a remake of it. Honestly with the exception of the Matrix, I can't remember the last time Hollywood made a good movie that wasn't a remake or a
direct translation from a book.
The thing that really got me about the remake was the dad's lover was the Same Guy wearing the same clothes, i mean how can you be filming this and not think "huh maybe it is a little too soon for a remake". That being said i havent actually seen the movie, if they added more to the story / different direction then i could see the remake being okay.
TopShot was ok. It seemed a bit......................fake to me at times. But I still watched it
Sacrilege! Blasphemer! Heretic!
Ok some of it was stupid. Did they really have a slingshot? But that last show with the two action events was epic. I couldn't have done that, not by a country mile.
But it would have been fun to try!
Yea, they used a friggin sling shot. The expert was holy bad ass with one though. The last episode was awesome though, I agree on that. Talk about a tense few minutes. My biggest gripe was how the teams voted on who was up for elimination. I didnt like that simply because that has squat to do with skill, and more I dont like this guy on a personal level. So that ruined it for me. Like that kid Kelly, he was a really good shooter, and was constantly being picked for elimination just because he was the youngest. Sure he FINALLY was booted due to just being out gunned, and thats how it should of been.
OT (how lame would I be to derail my own stuff eh?) uhm................. TopGear is great!
TopShot was ok. It seemed a bit......................fake to me at times. But I still watched it
Sacrilege! Blasphemer! Heretic!
Ok some of it was stupid. Did they really have a slingshot? But that last show with the two action events was epic. I couldn't have done that, not by a country mile.
But it would have been fun to try!
Yea, they used a friggin sling shot. The expert was holy bad ass with one though. The last episode was awesome though, I agree on that. Talk about a tense few minutes. My biggest gripe was how the teams voted on who was up for elimination. I didnt like that simply because that has squat to do with skill, and more I dont like this guy on a personal level. So that ruined it for me. Like that kid Kelly, he was a really good shooter, and was constantly being picked for elimination just because he was the youngest. Sure he FINALLY was booted due to just being out gunned, and thats how it should of been.
OT (how lame would I be to derail my own stuff eh?) uhm................. TopGear is great!
But is it still as good upside down? We're here in Australia to find out....
Can I be the annoying one to point out that the BBC and programmes made by them are British and not "English"? I do wish Americans in particular would learn the difference. We are not all English in the UK; the Scots, Welsh and Irish are not Englishmen. England is one large county among several that make up the British Isles, our collective name is the United Kingdom or Great Britain where British things come from. Equally something like Doctor Who is made in Wales and while being very accomplished it is a British programme, not a Welsh one and certainly not an English one.
Howard A Treesong wrote:Can I be the annoying one to point out that the BBC and programmes made by them are British and not "English"? I do wish Americans in particular would learn the difference. We are not all English in the UK; the Scots, Welsh and Irish are not Englishmen. England is one large county among several that make up the British Isles, our collective name is the United Kingdom or Great Britain where British things come from. Equally something like Doctor Who is made in Wales and while being very accomplished it is a British programme, not a Welsh one and certainly not an English one.
Howard A Treesong wrote:Can I be the annoying one to point out that the BBC and programmes made by them are British and not "English"? I do wish Americans in particular would learn the difference. We are not all English in the UK; the Scots, Welsh and Irish are not Englishmen. England is one large county among several that make up the British Isles, our collective name is the United Kingdom or Great Britain where British things come from. Equally something like Doctor Who is made in Wales and while being very accomplished it is a British programme, not a Welsh one and certainly not an English one.
Howard A Treesong wrote:Can I be the annoying one to point out that the BBC and programmes made by them are British and not "English"? I do wish Americans in particular would learn the difference. We are not all English in the UK; the Scots, Welsh and Irish are not Englishmen. England is one large county among several that make up the British Isles, our collective name is the United Kingdom or Great Britain where British things come from. Equally something like Doctor Who is made in Wales and while being very accomplished it is a British programme, not a Welsh one and certainly not an English one.
You sure can. Ill in turn be the annoying American and point out, your all English to us. We also dont care weather a show was made in Wales or Welsh. And congrats on trolling me, your good
Aye and to be fair on the Americans boyo, we've all spread out abit.
I'm Welsh living in a nice little English village in Suffolk, that used to mostly be a US air force base. I have a good mate who's a scot and another who is American but born in England, plus we're not the only ones who aren't English here in the village.
Howard A Treesong wrote:Can I be the annoying one to point out that the BBC and programmes made by them are British and not "English"? I do wish Americans in particular would learn the difference. We are not all English in the UK; the Scots, Welsh and Irish are not Englishmen. England is one large county among several that make up the British Isles, our collective name is the United Kingdom or Great Britain where British things come from. Equally something like Doctor Who is made in Wales and while being very accomplished it is a British programme, not a Welsh one and certainly not an English one.
You sure can. Ill in turn be the annoying American and point out, your all English to us. We also dont care weather a show was made in Wales or Welsh. And congrats on trolling me, your good
Why is it 'trolling' just to point out something which is factually correct? It's as simple as pointing out you shouldn't call a Canadian "American" because you all live in North America. It's a matter of courtesy to get people's nationalities correct and if you're resistant to that concept then you risk living up to the stereotype promoting in this picture...
I blame the HMS Pinafore and that "he is an English Man!" song...
In our defense, if Ireland and Scotland and Wales were real countries they'd be separate countries with armies and sports and languages and good food. Thats clearly not the case
Well all three of them have their own language and Scotland have golf, Ireland has hurling and the welsh have the world sheep shagging championships. Get it right.
whatwhat wrote:Well all three of them have their own language and Scotland have golf, Ireland has hurling and the welsh have the world sheep shagging championships. Get it right.
Ok so Wales has a sport but when are you going to show me Scotland and Ireland's sport. Reminder I said sport, not outing.
Next you'll be telling me they have their own economies or some other such nonsense.
whatwhat wrote:Well all three of them have their own language and Scotland have golf, Ireland has hurling and the welsh have the world sheep shagging championships. Get it right.
Ok so Wales has a sport but when are you going to show me Scotland and Ireland's sport. Reminder I said sport, not outing.
Next you'll be telling me they have their own economies or some other such nonsense.
The Scottish have their own banknotes, parliament and their national pastimes include alcoholism, haggis hunting and tossing the caber. The Welsh don't have their own money but do have their own language which is fairly widespread, an assembly government and see sheep shagging or moaning about the end of the coal industry as a good way to pass off an afternoon.
